{"product_id":"noir-in-the-north-stacy-gillis-9781501369285","title":"Noir in the North: Genre, Politics and Place","description":"What is often termed 'Nordic Noir' has dominated detective fiction, film and television internationally for over two decades. But what are the parameters of this genre, both historically and geographically? What is noirish and what is northern about Nordic noir? The foreword and coda in this volume, by two internationally-bestselling writers of crime fiction in the north, Yrsa Sigurrdtir and Gunnar Staalesen, speak to the social contract undertaken by writers of noir, while the interview with the renowned crime writer Val McDermid adds nuance to our understanding of what it is to write noir in the North.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four sections - Gender and Sexuality, Space and Place, Politics and Crime, and Genre and Genealogy - \u003ci\u003eNoir in the North\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the traditional critical histories of noir by investigating how it functions transnationally beyond the geographical borders of Scandinavia. The essays in this book deepen our critical understanding of noir more generally by demonstrating, for example, Nordic noir's connection to fin-de-si鐵le literatures and to mid-century interior design, and by investigating the function of the state in crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacy Gillis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501369288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501369285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Stacy Gillis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058483130623,"sku":"9781501369285","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36eb82fe-3ffa-448e-b3a4-c0878963770e.jpg?v=1685052818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/noir-in-the-north-stacy-gillis-9781501369285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}